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NEW YORK – Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg of the Detroit Red Wings lead all Western Conference vote-getters in the XM / NHL All-Star Fan Balloting. Presented by 2K Sports. Lidstrom’s 80,903 votes top the West followed by Zetterberg with 58,074. Closing in for the third top spot is Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf with 56,664 votes. The all-digital voting program launched just six days ago already has resulted in more than 2.15 million votes being cast. Among Avalanche players ranks fourth among forwards followed by (7th). (18th) and (20th) currently sits eighth among defenseman. The voting will determine the starting lineups for the 2008 NHL All-Star Game which will be played on Sunday. Jan. 27 in Atlanta (6 p m. ET. VERSUS. CBC. RDS. NASN. NHL Radio). Fans can vote for six Eastern Conference All-Stars and six Western Conference All-Stars: three forwards two defensemen and one goaltender for each team. If a player is not listed on the ballot a space is provided for write-in votes. The three forwards two defensemen and one goaltender from each Conference receiving the most votes will comprise the starting lineups. Each of the 30 NHL Clubs has at least two representatives on the ballot. Zetterberg. Calgary Flames right wing Jarome Iginla (42,552) and Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk (39,041) lead all forwards in votes. Lidstrom and Phaneuf are the front-runners among defensemen. Pascal Leclaire of the Columbus Blue Jackets tops all Western Conference goaltenders with 37,574 votes. Through Jan. 2 fans around the world can go online at NHL com to “Vote Now. choose Often” for the Eastern and Western Conference All-Star starters for the 2008 NHL All-Star Game. U. S fans also can cast votes through Verizon Wireless Mobile Web 2.0-enabled phones. On NHL com the XM/NHL All-Star Fan Balloting. Presented by 2K Sports section features an interactive ballot showcasing players with video clips photos and virtual video game highlights created from in-game NHL® 2K8 footage. Residents of the United States and Canada who vote are able to register for a chance to win a variety of daily prizes including XM XpressRC radios with three months of free service. 2K Sports games autographed 2008 NHL All-Star jerseys and shop. NHL com gift certificates. One grand-prize winner will receive a trip for two to attend the 2008 NHL All-Star Game courtesy of XM. The winner will watch the game in a private suite with former NHL players. Additionally each registered voter will automatically qualify to receive a 14-day free trial of XM Radio Online. Verizon Wireless customers can vote and can enter for the sweepstakes by voting using their Mobile Web 2.0-enabled phones. The process is simple: launch the Mobile Web browser select Sports select NHL Mobile and then select All-Star Balloting. To vote follow the instructions on the screen. The 2008 NHL All-Star Weekend in Atlanta will feature live national broadcasts of the Dodge/NHL SuperSkills event on Saturday. Jan. 26 and the NHL All-Star Game on Sunday. Jan. 27 on VERSUS in the United States and CBC and RDS in Canada. NASN and other international broadcasters will provide live coverage of both the Dodge/NHL SuperSkills event and the NHL All-Star Game to more than 115 countries and territories in Europe. NHL RADIO on Westwood One will provide exclusive national communicate coverage which can be heard on stations around the United States and Canada as well as on XM Satellite Radio's NHL domiciliate Ice and NHL com.
Player NHL Club Votes Henrik Zetterberg Detroit 58,074 Jarome Iginla Calgary 42,552 Pavel Datsyuk Detroit 39,041 Colorado 33,307 Mike Cammalleri Los Angeles 32,650 Joe Thornton San Jose 28,117 Colorado 25,408 Jonathan Cheechoo San Jose 23,802 Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim 20,546 Marian Gaborik Minnesota 20,539 Rick Nash Columbus 20,508 Jason Arnott Nashville 19,015 Mike Modano Dallas 17,753 Paul Kariya St. Louis 13,994 Anze Kopitar Los Angeles 13,203 Ales Hemsky Edmonton 11,122 Shane Doan Phoenix 10,787 Colorado 10,634 Martin Havlat Chicago 8,948 Colorado 8,832 Andy McDonald Anaheim 6,965 Brian Rolston Minnesota 6,774 Patrick Marleau San Jose 6,289 Daymond Langkow Calgary 6,175 Keith Tkachuk St. Louis 5,801 Markus Naslund Vancouver 5,796 Henrik Sedin Vancouver 5,075 *Patrick Kane Chicago 4,019 Daniel Sedin Vancouver 3,699 Brenden Morrow Dallas 3,568 David Legwand Nashville 2,279
Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit 80,903 Dion Phaneuf Calgary 56,664 Chris Pronger Anaheim 41,046 Rob Blake Los Angeles 30,393 Francois Beauchemin Anaheim 22,954 Brian Rafalski Detroit 22,054 Sheldon Souray Edmonton 18,018 Colorado 17,741 Sergei Zubov Dallas 16,082 Ed Jovanovski Phoenix 14,249 Lubomir Visnovsky Los Angeles 12,479 Mattias Ohlund Vancouver 11,840 Robyn Regehr Calgary 7,382
Pascal Leclaire Columbus 37,574 Roberto Luongo Vancouver 34,050 Dominik Hasek Detroit 21,062 Niklas Backstrom Minnesota 19,756 Jean-Sebastien Giguere Anaheim 18,325 Miikka Kiprusoff Calgary 17,026 Evgeni Nabokov San Jose 11,246 Nikolai Khabibulin Chicago 8,592 Marty Turco Dallas 8,400 *write-in candidate
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